indicate the level to which a name has been verified.Type Surname (from location)
Other Forms FormsWardle
Meaning & History
A habitational name from Wardle in Lancashire and possibly Wardle in Cheshire, both named with Old English elements weard "guard, guardian" hyll "hill" meaning "watch hill". Or a Habitational name from Weardale (Durham) which takes its name from the river Wear, related to the Indo-European root wis- weis- "liquid flow" or wedōr- "water" and Old Norse dalr "valley". Variant of Wardle.